Campground · Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
A handy Uluṟu base, but choose your campground section carefully.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta Tour Guide
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Ayers Rock Campground is a large, resort-run campground in Yulara, about 20 km from Uluṟu and outside the national park. It’s a practical base if you want to camp near the park or stay in a cabin; the resort is about a 10-minute drive from the park entry station, and camping inside the park isn’t allowed.
You can book powered or unpowered sites, tent-only pitches, two-bedroom cabins, or Desert Camp, the unpowered area where you choose an unmarked spot on the red dirt. Regular sites are near shared facilities and water. Desert Camp has little shade and no marked boundaries, and a 24-hour generator runs nearby, so light sleepers should bring earplugs. The cabins are air-conditioned and have cooking equipment and linens, but no bathroom. Site sizes and spacing vary, so check the details of the option you book.
Artist Maria Stanley created the campground’s Minyma Kutjara logo artwork in 2012. It tells of two women travelling north and meeting a serpent as they pass Uluṟu.
Wildlife
32 sightingsDromedary CamelMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
14 sightingsBlack-breasted KiteMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
27 sightingsBrown FalconMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWestern Brown SnakeMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
32 sightingsMain's FrogMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
17 sightingsRed-backed KingfisherMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Uluru-Kata Tjuta. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
Gas station · 0.2 km awayShell Ayers Rock Service StationA practical fuel and supply stop in remote Yulara.
Visitor center · 0.8 km awayYulara Visitor Information CentreYour useful first stop for sorting out Red Centre tours.
Sight · 0.8 km awayGallery of Central Australia (GoCA)A free tour adds Central Desert stories to this Yulara art stop.
Sight · 1.8 km awayField of Light UluṟuWalk among 50,000 glowing stems beneath the outback sky.
Sight · 2.1 km awayUluṟu Camel FarmA working camel farm with a cameleer museum and optional rides.
Sight · 2.7 km awayWintjiri WiṟuA 1,200-drone story unfolds over the desert after dark.
Restaurant · 3.1 km awaySounds of SilenceSunset on the dune, dinner under a sky full of stars.
Entrance station · 4.4 km awayUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Entry StationScan a pass here, or buy one before the drive in.Parkwolf’s Uluru-Kata Tjuta ranking
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